I too would say free!=quality, but I'd also say commercial!=quality. Of course a paid publisher will probably put more efforts in editorial, proof-reading, and similar stuff, but there are quite a few books and articles published which are lacking in all of them, unfortunately. Personally I think that most is up to the author - if a person can't explain himself in a way which is comfortable to others, the outcome will probably not be good - even if the author is very knowledgeable. Only because someone knows much it doesn't mean that he is a good author, imho.

jason wrote:I may be wrong on this (first time for everything), but I'm not viewing this as a positive thing. As a general rule (with some notable exceptions (linux)), free != quality.

my thoughts exactly (see post above). Even though i really think this could work, i hope it will not have any influence on the quality of the magazine. If they keep their sponsors (through adverts) they will still be able to perform some control on subjects and quality. Given this format i dont think (and hope) there will be any changes regarding quality.

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